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County:

Blair County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42013

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

216,412

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

28

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

135,356

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

136,621

0.9%

-1.3%

2.2%

1990:

130,542

-4.4%

-5.5%

1.1%

2000:

129,144

-1.1%

-0.9%

-0.2%

2005:

126,795

-1.8%

-1.1%

-0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

125,641

97.3%

0-to-19:

33,504

25.9%

Black:

1,495

1.2%

20-to-39:

32,091

24.8%

Hispanic:

662

0.5%

40-to-59:

35,334

27.4%

American Indian:

103

0.1%

60-plus:

28,215

21.8%

Other:

1,243

1.0%

Median Age:

39.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

245.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.9%

Median Family Income:

$40,160

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.1%

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